Improved sab-iron



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Lener? Patent No. 67,072 dated July 23, 1867. l

IMPROVED sAD-IRN.

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To WHOM IT MAY CON'CERN;

Bc it known that I, DAVID H. PRIEST, of Watertown, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachu- Betts, have invented a new and improved Sad-Iron; and I hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a. part of; this specification, of which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

'Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

The letter A represents the stone part of the invention, B.the iron part of the same, C the air-chamber between the stone and the iron, and D the handle of the invention.

Said invention combines iron and soapstone, or other stone, in a sad-iron, arranged with reference to smoothing surfaces in such va. manner that either surface may be used at pleasure in ironing and smoothing fabries, andthe explanation and use of the invention is as follows: l

Iron or steel has always been uscd-forsmoothing fabrics, and so has soapstone and marble, to some extent,

but I combine both in my invention, to advantage. Figs. 1 and 2, in the accompanying drawings, show the combination and arrangement of the materials. A, according to the Aposition in the drawings, represents the stone, the lower part of which sets down into the iron, say, about a halfvinch, the remaining part being flush with the iron 'on its sides; B, the iron, exactly fills the space taken from the stone, and extends below one or.

more inches, the thickness of the sad-iron being two or three inches, or thereabouts. The iron and the stone are fastened together by screws or rivets, and the dots in the drawing, fig. 1, represent the heads of the screws Ste. The iron being only one-eighth of an inch` or thereabouts, in thickness, leaves a space between it and the stone, 'which spaee is represented by the letter C in iig. 2. The advantage of this space is apparent, for the handle D is fastened to the sad-iron` in such a way that the sad-iron revolves on the screws or fastenings as pivots, so that either surface may be used at pleasure, and the air-chamber being open at one end, and may be atthe sides, prevents the heat from affecting the hand on the handle.

-This invention Vis simple, the combination and arrangementnovel, and it is of practical utility.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination and arrangement of the stone A and the iron B, as applied to a sad-iron, substantially in the manner and for the purpose above set forth. l l

2. I claim the cold-air chamber C, constructed and arranged, and as applied to a sad-iron, substantially in the manner and for the purpose above set forth.

DAVID H. PRIEST.

Witnesses:

HORACE E. MoRsE, J. L. NEWTON. 

